May 31, 2012

George’s Cucina Italiana & Little Kenneth Village

Friday night, Bry and I had every intention of cooking dinner.  He had already purchased all the components for us to make burritos.  But our minds were quickly changed when Andy mentioned us walking to a quant little Italian restaurant in Kenneth Village he had been wanting to try…

So, instead of slaving away in the kitchen, we ended up at George’s Cucina Italiana.  And nothing against those burritos, but I’m so glad we skipped the cooking that night.

A stroll to Kenneth Village. Two boys and some mountains

Serenaded by this wonderful man and his sax all through dinner.

My date

My dates date

Grape Leaves, delicious!

If only the internet had a scratch-n-sniff button

I will admit, there was one problem: I wish I would have ordered a pizza! I had a battle in my head whether I should get pasta or pizza… I still loved the dish I got, but as trays of pizza pies passed us, I got pretty jealous. But that just means we will have to go back again soon. So happy Andy convinced us to explore and we found this wonderfully quaint restaurant walking distance away.

LUV,
Britt

PS, This isn’t the first blog I have mentioned Kenneth Village. Check out this post I wrote some time ago about the awesome Village French Bakery :-)

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May 30, 2012

May Girls Brunch & Deviled Eggs Recipe

This last weekend we celebrated being girls by having our monthly lady brunch.  I have to say I’m so impressed that we have continued this tradition for all of the months in 2012, so far!  We even spiced this one up by giving it a “M’erica” Theme for Memorial Day.  We also mixed in a little clothes swap. Food and “new-to-you” clothes. Girls true best friends. And a special thanks to Dana for letting us invade her B-E-A-UTIFUL home.

Gals cookin’

Fire Roastin’

I’m not sure if you are aware of this, but I’m a terrible cook.  I usually leave our cooking entries for Jess, but I made deviled eggs for Thanksgiving last year and for this months brunch and people actually like them!  I decided to share my favorite recipe for Deviled Eggs.  My recipe comes from the kitchen of my “LA Grandmother”, Astrid.

Astrid’s Famous Deviled Eggs Recipe
6 Hard Boiled Eggs (Double the recipe for 12)
2 Tablespoons of Mayonnaise
1 Teaspoon Brown Dijon Mustard
1 Teaspoon Soy Sauce
Salt
Pepper
Garlic Powder
Fresh Basil
Fresh Chives

And use your “natural” cooking skills. If you feel like you need more of this or more of that, go for it! And I usually just eyeball the seasonings, basil, and chives. But I have to say, the basil and chives really give it that extra kick so don’t feel like you are putting too much. You then mix all ingredients with yolks night before you will be serving them. After mixing, put the mix in a sandwich bag and keep in the fridge overnight. Before serving, cut a hole in the corner of the bag and fill eggs. Sprinkle with paprika if desired. Enjoy!

LUV,
Britt

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May 29, 2012

If You Didn’t Know…

The Hollywood Forever Cemetery summer screenings have begun!  This next weekend is going to be a good one…

For all the information on the cemetery shows and where to purchase tickets, click HERE.

LUV,
Britt

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May 24, 2012

Happy Memorial Day

Toasted Oven got a bit Patriotic for the upcoming holiday.  Thanks to all our soldiers past and present.  This one is for you!

xoxox

mel

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May 21, 2012

GIRLS RULE Weekend

WELL, HELLO!

Yes, this is Brittany.

Yes, I’m writing a blog.

Yes, HOLY SHIT, I can’t believe it either!

I have A LOT to catch up on on this here blog, but for now I wanted to share our wonderful weekend in PALM SPRINGS.

Myself, Mel, Margo, and our sexy friend Alisha (you may know her as one of the hosts of Toasted Oven OR from her funny blog) decided we needed a weekend away to celebrate… being women, I guess?

We stayed at the Riviera Resort & Spa Palm Springs and didn’t leave until we had to check out.  We layed by the pool, drank adult beverages, tanned (or in my case, used an entire bottle of 55+ sunscreen), laughed, RELAXED, ate amazing food, and enjoyed the beautiful mountains and cloudless skies.

GIRLS WEEKEND

Four bottles, four girls, one night in Palm Springs…

Baths were taken…

Mel’s View

Just a couple of girlfriends having a laugh

Every lady needs a break from reality once in awhile.  Get a couple of your gal pals together and go away!  If only for a day, it’s worth it :-)

LUV,
Britt

THAT’S A WRAP!

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April 25, 2012

Neglect.

I HATE neglecting my loves.  LAQP being one of them!! It just sucks when life gets in the way of things you used to once be so adamant of.  LA Queen Pins, I have not forgotten about you! I love you still.  It’s just that, well, it’s not you, its me.

GAWD! Did I really just use that line on my own blog!? But for real though.  I find myself having to schedule phone calls with family members.  Who does that?!  I guess when you are working full-time on 2 different projects and planning ahead for the 3rd one, some things fall in the cracks.  #busy

I hate that I have not paid attention to our blog.  If this was a child, I for sure would have been reported to DCFS by now.

So this is my open apology to my once (and hopefully will be resurrected) love.  LA Queen Pins.  I will NOT neglect you.  I will bring you back to my life.  And I will love you again like I once have.  I will.

xo,

Mel

sorry.

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March 30, 2012

March. National Peanut Month.

Hold the phone.  Sound the alarms.  IT’S NATIONAL PEANUT MONTH! And we only have 2 more days to celebrate!!! Grab a friend, love, foe, pet, neighbor, whatever, grab someone and celebrate.  Or I guess this is a time when you can realize you don’t need anyone and you can simply celebrate alone.  Fine.

Regardless.  Bust out the peanut products! Peanut Butter.  Peanuts.  Umm… well, thats all I know that contains peanuts.  So yea.

Toasted Oven decided to celebrate this glorious month by whipping up some Peanut Butter and Jelly cookies with a twist; rolled in potato chips! (what the what!?!??!?!) And of course, a TO is not complete unless there is a cocktail…. Raspberry Bellini’s because, well, why not!?

(WARNING* if you have a peanut allergy, do NOT partake in this Toasted Oven recipe)

xo,

mel

Peanuts.

Drinking.

Fun.

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